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July 11, 2008 : Muscle stem cell advance hailed
Transplanting adult stem cells into mice with an illness like muscular dystrophy (MD) helped rebuild muscle structure and strength, a study says.
The work by Harvard University, published in the journal Cell, boosts the prospect of similar treatments for people with the condition one day.
There is no cure for the disease, which is inherited and causes rapid and progressive weakening of muscle tissue.
About 1 in every 20,000 births in the UK are affected by muscular dystrophy.
The idea behind stem cell therapy is to find a way to boost the body's ability to replace or produce new tissues.
BBC
